Re: Water pump replacement / PS pump question for V6

[Chris Newbold <cnewbold@transarc.com>]

"Craig D. Niederst" wrote:

> belts. I got a call this morning from the shop, and was told they broke the
> flange on my power steering pump while removing its bolts. Can anyone tell
> me why they were messing with the power steering pump? Is it necessary to

>From what I remember, there should be no need to go anywhere near the P/S
pump. All the belts and covers come off with it in place.

The only _possible_ thing is that it may need to be moved to get the water
pump out, but I highly doubt it.

What flange did they break? An "ear" for mounting it? The pulley flange?
And just how the heck did they break it trying to unbolt it?!?!

> they are replacing (water pump, thermostat, t-belt tensioner). A rebuilt
> unit is $200, so, to put it mildly, I'm VERY pissed at this point. Any
> suggestions?

Don't let them get away with charging you to replace it. Even if it was
really necessary to remove it to get to something, there's no excuse for
their busting it. They f****d up.

-Chris
1993 90CS 70k miles